Poland can cope with lowering retirement age - Mosiński

In an interview with the Polish press, the chairman of the subcommittee that worked on the presidential project regarding lowering Poland’s retirement age, Jan Mosiński, stated that the goal was achievable. “Although it is a bold (decision), we can afford it,” he said. With respect to the extra financing required for lowering the ages at which Polish men and women receive state pensions, he indicated that the necessary funds are secured in the state budget. Mosiński was also asked about the possible ban on determining government pensions based on private retirement funds, but he cautioned that this would likely not occur. “If someone has a pension of PLN 1,000 and PLN 1,200, it is difficult to live on that money. However, if someone gets a pension of several thousand, this is where I would have thought about the possibility of joining in retirement (income) from professional activity,” he explained.